Waltz of the Carols

Sean O'Loughlin

Medley arranged by Sean O'Loughlin

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 2:25
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part A
C Instruments (high)

• Flute
• Violin
• Guitar

C Instruments

• Oboe
• Violin
• Guitar

B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part B
C Instruments

• Oboe
• Violin
• Guitar

B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part C
C Instruments

• Violin
• Guitar

C Instruments (alto clef)

• Viola

B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet
• Tenor Saxophone

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone

F Instruments

• Horn in F

Part D
C Instruments

• Trombone
• Bassoon
• Euphonium
• Cello
• String Bass

B-flat Instruments

• Bass Clarinet
• Tenor Saxophone
• Baritone T.C.

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet

F Instruments

• Horn in F

Part E
C Instruments

• Trombone
• Bassoon
• Euphonium
• Cello
• String Bass

B-flat Instruments

• Bass Clarinet
• Tenor Saxophone
• Baritone T.C.

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet

C Instruments (low)

• Tuba

Piano
Percussion

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Timpani
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Introduce your students to 3/4 time with this clever mashup of Christmas carols, including Deck the Halls; Jingle Bells and Joy to the World in waltz style. Each section gets a turn to shine with the melody. This will definitely be a memorable experience at your next holiday concert!

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
• Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
• Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
• Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
• Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
• Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
• Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
• Ancient Hunters (2004)
• Ancient Irish Hymn (as arranger) (2006)
• Arrival at Normandy (2005)
• Azimuth (2017)
• Back to the Future (as arranger)
• Battlefront (2017)
• The Best of INXS (as arranger) (2016)
• Beyond the Crest (2018)
• The Blessing (as arranger) (2010)
• Burst (2008)
• Canyon Winds (2004)
• Carol of the Bells (as arranger)
• Christmas Sketches (as arranger) (2000)
• Commence! (2018)
• Convergence (2017/2019)
• Convergence (Trumpet sextet) (2017)
• Counting Stars (as arranger) (2015)
• Daedalus' Labyrinth (2014)
• Dawn of the Spartans (2017)
• Dominion (2013)
• Doppler Effect (2014)
• Eclipsys (2003)
• Edge of Destiny (2016)
• Elation (2013)
• Emblazon (2011)
• Embolden (2018)
• Enchanted Village (2007)
• Exhale (2018)
• Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
• Fairytale of New York (as arranger) (2015)
• Fortitude (2009)
• A Gleeful Christmas (as arranger) (2012)
• Hawaii Five-O Theme (as arranger) (2011)
• The Heart's Cry (as arranger) (2014)
• Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Hidden World (2013)
• Highlights from "Brave" (as arranger) (2012)
• Highlights from "Frozen" (as arranger) (2013)
• Highlights from "Mary Poppins" (as arranger) (1963/2011)
• Holiday Ornaments (as arranger) (2003)
• Holiday Portraits (as arranger) (2010)
• How to Train Your Dragon (as arranger) (2010)
• Huron Trail (2009)
• The Ides of March (2013)
• The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
• I'm Shipping Up to Boston (as arranger) (2004/2012)
• Imani (2001)
• Impact (2008)
• Incursion (2018)
• Intensity (2005)
• Into the Mist (2002)
• Irish Vision (as arranger) (2002)
• Ironclad (2011)
• Jam! (2010)
• Journey to Illyria (2018)
• Joy to the Season (2013)
• Jubilant Holiday (2005)
• Lady Gaga in Concert (as arranger) (2017)
• Legacy (2012)
• The Lost Tomb (2010)
• Lost in Space (as arranger) (1993)
• The Ludlows (2011)
• Magellan (2015)
• Mammoth (2014)
• Mary Poppins (as arranger) (2011)
• Metal! (as arranger) (2014)
• Mighty Mite (as arranger) (1951/2003/2013)
• Monuments (2002)
• Moonlit Skies (2020)
• Mountains of Mohon (2008)
• Mystic Portal (2010)
• Mythos (2012)
• Not So Silent Night (as arranger) (2007)
• Omicron (2013)
• Oscillation (2011)
• Osmosis (2015)
• Overlords (2006)
• Passacaglia Variants (2019)
• The Past is Always Present (2017)
• Path of Destiny (2009)
• Path to Victory (2012)
• Phantasm (2016)
• Poker Face (as arranger) (2011)
• Primal (2016)
• Promised Land (2010)
• Prophesy (2004)
• Pulse Pounding (2014)
• Redhawk (2008)
• Relics of the Past (2011)
• Resolution (2004)
• Ricochet (2009)
• Ruminations (2008)
• Santa's Toy March (as arranger) (2011)
• Silent Night (as arranger) (2014)
• Skyburst (2014)
• Soaring (2013)
• Sonic Fusion (2002)
• Spectral Landscapes (2006)
• Spirals of Light (2007)
• Spirit of the Sea (2004)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2017)
• Strength and Honor (2020)
• Strong of Heart (2019)
• Stronghold (2015)
• Supremacy (2009)
• Temblor (2017)
• Terminus (2020)
• Theme from "Lost in Space" (as arranger) (1965/1993)
• Thrive (2015)
• Thunderbound (2019)
• Thunderstruck (2015)
• Traditions (2016)
• Tribal Quest (2003)
• Turning Point (2012)
• The Twelve Days of Christmas (as arranger) (1999)
• Twinkle Little Christmas Star (as arranger) (2016)
• Unbound (2012)
• Unforgotten Friends (2006)
• Urban Invasion (2007)
• Venture (2012)
• Vigor (2003)
• Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
• Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Waves of the Revolution (2005)
• Wigan Warriors (2006)
• Winds Along the Whippany (2010)
• Zig Zag (2019)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Sean O'Loughlin website Accessed 13 August 2020